Wendy Richard

1943-07-20 – 2009-02-26 (age 65) Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK

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Biography

Wendy Richard MBE (née Emerton, 20 July 1943 - 26 February 2009) was an English actress, known for her role as Pauline Fowler on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she played for nearly 22 years, from 1985 to 2006. She also portrayed Miss Shirley Brahms in Are You Being Served? (1972–1985), as well as its spin-off series Grace & Favour (1992–1993).

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Wendy Richard

Known For

On the Buses

On the Buses

1971

as Housewife

Carry On Matron

Carry On Matron

1972

as Miss Willing

Doctor in Clover

Doctor in Clover

1966

as Nurse with False Eyelashes (uncredited)

Bless This House

Bless This House

1972

as Carol

Carry On Girls

Carry On Girls

1973

as Ida Downs

No Blade of Grass

No Blade of Grass

1970

as Clara Pirrie

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

as Miss Shirley Brahms (archive footage) (uncredited)

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Are You Being Served? The Movie

1977

as Miss Shirley Brahms

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

1977

as Ida Downs (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gumshoe

Gumshoe

1971

as Anne Scott

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

1973

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

1993

as Pauline Fowler

Carry On Again Christmas

Carry On Again Christmas

1970

as Kate

What's a Carry On?

What's a Carry On?

1998

as Self - Interviewee

We Love Are You Being Served?

We Love Are You Being Served?

2020

My Brother David

My Brother David

1989

as Pauline Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)

Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story

Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story

2000

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

2022

as Archive Footage

The Day of Ragnarok

The Day of Ragnarok

1965

Naughty Girls

1975